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Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution

By AFP 2025-10-21 15:51:35

Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big cat

The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat.

By AFP 2025-10-21 18:02:01

Malaysian scientists discover how bed bugs could help catch criminals

Analysing the insects could reveal gender, eye colour, hair and skin colour, entomologist Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid told AFP.

By AFP 2025-11-25 11:42:27

Malaysian scientists discover how bed bugs could help catch criminals

Analysing the insects could reveal gender, eye colour, hair and skin colour, entomologist Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid told AFP.

By AFP 2025-11-25 11:42:27

Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'

Abortion in Afghanistan is illegal and you can be locked up for having or assisting one.

By AFP 2025-12-10 10:30:19

Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'

Nearly 200 children conceived from sperm donor with increased cancer risk

A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive nearly 200 children worldwide, Denmark's public broadcaster says.

By AFP 2025-12-10 15:10:00

Nearly 200 children conceived from sperm donor with increased cancer risk

India says two Nipah virus cases, but situation contained

Indian authorities said they had ensured "timely containment" of the deadly Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal state.

By AFP 2026-01-28 09:16:27

India says two Nipah virus cases, but situation contained

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From Monkey pox, Covid-19 and Nipah virus: Why animal-to-human diseases are on the rise

Diseases transmitted either directly during contact between an animal and a human, or indirectly through food or through a vector have multiplied in recent years, raising fears of new pandemics.

By AFP 2026-02-03 11:35:04

From Monkey pox, Covid-19 and Nipah virus: Why animal-to-human diseases are on the rise

WHO says four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable

New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day estimated that 38 per cent of all 7.1 million new cancer cases globally in 2022 were linked to preventable causes.

By AFP 2026-02-04 10:00:00